Vegan Bolognese
A quick weeknight meal packed with veggies, vegan sausage, sauce and “cheese” – in this case it’s Nutritional Yeast. Really anything could be thrown into this dish. Any spice, vegetable, meat/plant meat. No matter what additions you make, be sure to brown the vegetables/meat in the pan before adding your sauce! Seasoning generously along the way!
Jar of sauce – I used “Sockarooni” by Newman’s Own – or better yet – make your own!
Brown rice pasta (if you can find it; any kind will work)
Beyond meat sausage/Any plant based sausage
Spinach
Black sliced olives (pre-sliced in a jar; drained)
Baby tomatoes (chopped)
Nutritional Yeast (“Parmesan Cheese”)
Oil for cooking
Salt/Pepper
Optional additional vegetables/herbs/spices as desired
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Season generously with salt.
- Slice your veggies and sausage, unless you prefer to leave the sausage whole.
- Heat some oil in a medium sauté pan over medium-high heat. Brown the “meat” and vegetables for a few minutes. Season with salt/pepper.
- Add your sauce and season again with salt/pepper. Reduce heat to medium/medium-low. Stirring occasionally to make sure nothing is sticking.
- Boil your pasta. Stirring occasionally to make sure it doesn’t stick.
- Drain your pasta and combine with the sauce/veggies/meat.
- Sprinkle on some Nutritional Yeast flakes. Serve immediately.
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